Ballyhoo! The Awesome Movie Promotion Thread

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

I see stuff like this...



...and I think 'why don't theaters get hot chicks in hearses to hang out in front of movie theaters anymore?'

Movie promotions used to be much more creative.

Look at this! It's rad!



Let's start handing out barf bags again!



Bring back video standees!



YEAH.

[Derek Steckler Member Find all posts View Profile Close Derek Steckler]

You could always count on Dwain Esper for some ballyhoo... Marihuana (1936) had a display of drugs in the lobby.






...and 45 years later there was the famous Butchermobile of Dr. Butcher MD fame, courtesy of Terry Levene, Rick Sullivan, and Michael Weldon:

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Yes, the Butchermobile was awesome! At least I'd imagine it was, having never seen it in person.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

When I was a teenager my friend managed to get the video store to give him one of these when they were done with it.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Check out this promotional Draculas! Dude in a cape!

[Toyboy like a hole in the head Find all posts View Profile Close Toyboy]

I had a standee for CURSE II:THE BITE but my cat chewed it up and puked on it.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Stupid cat.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

ODERAMA!

[Paul Casey Frito Bandito Find all posts View Profile Close Paul Casey]

I wouldn't scratch any of those. They probably all smell like Todd.

[Jimmy Simard Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jimmy Simard]

I've never scratch the one I got when I bought the DVD...

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Neither did I. Paul's right, they probably smell like Todd.

[Paul Casey Frito Bandito Find all posts View Profile Close Paul Casey]

All these stunts are pretty cool. All we get now is "IN 3-D!" I'd love to go to a showing of The Hobbit and see a hairy footed midget running around.

[ZoSo Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ZoSo]

A picture from 1937 of the Fox Theatre, formerly here in my hometown of Corning, NY.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

RAD.

[Toyboy like a hole in the head Find all posts View Profile Close Toyboy]

All these stunts are pretty cool. All we get now is "IN 3-D!" I'd love to go to a showing of The Hobbit and see a hairy footed midget running around.

So, you'd like go see it with Busterface...